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British Columbia’s police watchdog says there are reasonable grounds for charges against three Mounties on Vancouver Island involved in the shooting death of an Indigenous man last year. The Independent Investigations Office says it will file a report to B-C’s prosecution service to consider charges in the death of Jared Lowndes. At least one Campbell River R-C-M-P officer opened fire on Lowndes in the parking lot of a coffee shop in Campbell River in July 2021. Police have said they were attempting to pull over the 38-year-old father of two for an outstanding warrant when he failed to stop.
